the ghost who walks

So where to from here? The mythos of the character, the legacy of the ghost who walks, the enduring love from Phans – will The Phantom stand the test of time? 

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LINKS   

• Read the episode transcript here https://bit.ly/thephantom-ep6-transcript . 
• Find where to watch ‘Defenders Of The Earth’ in your region at Just Watch  
• Follow @Maria__Lewis on Instagram    
• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram  

CREDITS   

• Host, Writer, Producer: Maria Lewis  
• Guests (in order of appearance):   
  • Tim Hanley 
  • Dr Kevin Patrick
  • Andrew Constant
  • Julie Dietrich
  • Valerie Falk 
  • Nina Tonga
  • Shari Sebbens 
• Executive Producer: Elise Cooper
• Editor: Adrian Walton 

MEDIA REFERENCED   

• Daniels, H. (1956/61) The Phantom [TV Film] – UNDISTRIBUTED 
• Meugniot,W. Gibbs, J. Lee, R.(1986) Defenders Of The Earth [TV Show]. Kings Features Syndicates, Marvel Productions. 
• Bassols, V. Tager Kagen, Bertrand. Kaweski, M. Lyman, M. Rosen, S. (1994) Phantom 2040 [TV Show]. Hearst Corporation.  
• Barzman, P. (2009) The Phantom [TV miniseries]. The Movie Network, Syfy. 

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Throughout history superheroes tend to have a bit of white saviour-ism about them. Which is why The Phantom’s fandom outside of a white audience is so damn fascinating! We’re exploring how our purple hero cam to be loved by Indigenous Australians. Plus we head to the West Highlands of Papua New Guinea where The Ghost Who Walks was painted onto wooden shields of the Wahgi people. Not for art, but for defense and intimidation during periods of inter-tribal fighting.

King's Comics are offering 10% off The Phantom products - just use code phan10 at checkout here https://bit.ly/3GiR29d .  

LINKS 

• Read the episode transcript here - https://bit.ly/phantom-ep4-transcript .
• ‘PhuckWit’ T Shirt from Bananalands
• Read ‘One of the Good Guys: Phantom Shields in Papua New Guinea’ from Te Papa
• Read ‘Mysteries of the Phantom wooden shield: Putting together the pieces’ from Te Papa 
• Follow @tepapa on Instagram 

CREDITS 

• Host, Writer, Producer: Maria Lewis
• Guests (in order of appearance): 
  • Shari Sebbens @cloudspotting .
  • Nathan Leitch @bananalands.shop.
  • Hunter Page-Lochard @hunterpage .
  • Dr Kevin Patrick 
  • Nina Tonga 
• Executive Producer: Elise Cooper 
• Editor: Adrian Walton 
• Field recording and podcast intern: David Cooper 

MEDIA REFERENCED 

• Wincer, S. (1996) The Phantom [Film]. The Ladd Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Hearst Entertainment, Paramount International.

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We're taking a peek behind the mask at the lives of the men who created our purple hero. We speak to Lee Falk’s daughter Valerie about her father and his creations, take you through the lives of the early artists who worked on the strip, explore the indelible effect WWII has on the world of The Phantom – and how The Ghost Who Walks inspired resistance movements across Europe against the Nazis. Plus a little tidbit about one of the founding father’s of cinema Frederico Fellini being obsessed with The Phantom. But you’ll have to listen to find out! 

King's Comics are offering 10% off The Phantom products - just use code phan10 at checkout here https://bit.ly/3GiR29d .   

LINKS   

• Read the episode transcript here https://bit.ly/thephantom-ep2-transcript  .  
• Watch  ‘Valerie Remembers Lee Falk (1911-1999) Valerie speaking about her father Lee Falk  
• Read ‘Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI’ by Robert Ressler  
• Buy ‘The Phantom Unmasked' Dr Kevin Patrick   
• Read ‘Investigating Lois Lane: The Turbulent History of the Daily Planet's Ace Reporter’ by Tim Hanley  
• Follow @Maria__Lewis on Instagram    
• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram   

MEDIA REFERENCED  

• Reeves Eason, B. (Director) 1943. The Phantom [TV serial]. Columbia Pictures. 
• Fellini, F. (Director) 1973. Armacord [Film]. Warner Bros Pictures, New World Pictures. 
• ‘Britain Enters World War Two: War Comes To London’ accessed via Charlie Dean Archives from The British Council Film Collection. 

CREDITS  

• Host, Writer, Producer: Maria Lewis 

• Guests (in order of appearance):  

• • Valerie Falk  
  • Tim Hanley  https://thanley.wordpress.com/  
  • Dr Kevin Patrick https://drkevinpatrick.academia.edu/  
  • “Ohm” Phantom Collector  

• Executive Producer: Elise Cooper   

• Editor and Voice Acting: Adrian Walton   

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Geek culture IS popular culture now. And in the next 15 years, we’ll hit the point where superheroes as a concept have been around for a century. But you know what’s weird? Not many people know about the masked vigilante who started it all: The very first super hero. The Phantom. We're taking you into the murky world of publishing in the early 20th century (like Mafia murky) and into the origin story of the purple suit wearing, jungle dwelling, justice seeking hero; Kit Walker a.k.a. The Phantom

King's Comics are offering 10% off The Phantom products - just use code phan10 at checkout here https://bit.ly/3GiR29d .  

LINKS 

• Read the Episode Transcript here https://bit.ly/thephantom-ep1-transcript 
• Read ‘The Phantom Unmasked; America’s First Superhero’ by Dr Kevin Patrick 
• Read more from Tim Hanley – comic book historian and author 
• Follow @Maria__Lewis on Instagram  
• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram 

CREDITS 

• Host, Writer, Producer: Maria Lewis
• Guests (in order of appearance):
  • Kodi Smit McPhee @kodismitmcphee 
  • Remy Hii @remyhii 
  • Shari Sebbens @cloudspotting 
  • Hunter Page Lochard @hunterpage  
  • Tim Hanley @timhanley01 
  • Dr Kevin Patrick https://drkevinpatrick.academia.edu/ 
• Voice Actor: Harry Lambert-McDonald 
• Executive Producer: Elise Cooper 
• Editor and Audio Imaging: Adrian Walton 

MEDIA REFERENCED 

• Reeves Eason, B. (Director) 1943. The Phantom [TV serial]. Columbia Pictures.
• Nolan, C. (Director). 2008. The Dark Knight [Film]. Warner Bros. Pictures.
• Reeves-Stevens, J &G. (Writer). (1994, September 18). Generation Unto Generation (Part One) (Season 1, Episode 1)[TV Series episode]. In D. J. Corbett (Executive Producer), Phantom 2040. Hearst Corporation.
• Wincer, S. (1996) The Phantom [Film]. The Ladd Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Hearst Entertainment, Paramount International.
• Deming, N. (Director). Nelson, S. (Director) 1939. Mandrake The Magician [TV Serial]. Columbia Pictures.
• Black, S. (Director). Favreau, J. (Director) 2008. Iron Man [Film]. Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios.
• Whedon, J (Writer). (1997, March 10). Welcome to the Hellmouth (Season 1, Episode 1) [TV Series Episode]. In Whedon, J. (Executive Producer), Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The WB.
• Campbell, M. (Director). 2011. Green Lantern [Film]. DC Comics, Warner Bros. Pictures, De Line Pictures. 

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Why is it that the superhero who started it all isn't a household name? Coming soon to Nova Podcasts - the incredible, wild, and truly captivating story of the first superhero; a purple lycra wearing, justice seeking, seemingly immortal guy who goes by the name of The Phantom.

Plus, King's Comics are giving listeners of The Phantom Never Dies 10% off The Phantom products - just use code phan10 at checkout here https://bit.ly/3GiR29d .  

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It’s easy to think new filmmakers arrive on the scene out of nowhere, creating their first feature success overnight. The truth is- filmmaking is born out of experience.

In this interview, we speak with the producer and director duo, who took the years of lessons learned from commercial work and relayed them into their first feature film, The Ghost Who Walks.

Visit www.IndependentFilmmakersGuide.com for the full interview as well as BTS images, stills from the films, and more.

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After our popular X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #155 with DC Phantom writer Mark Verheiden, we had to talk to to the other half of the ever popular DC Phantom series, Luke McDonnell.

What follows is a packed 50 minutes of chatting with Luke as he talks all about the series plus much more including his favourite moments of the series, his time when he got to meet Lee Falk in person and how a certain cover was inspired by a Joe Kupert Tarzan cover. We also touch upon what he is doing now for Mr Comics and Art.

It may be short compared to other podcasts, but this 50 minutes is a must listen to any Phantom phan who has enjoyed the 1989-90 DC Phantom series.

You can follow Luke McDonnell at either:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lfmcdonnell/
MR Comics and Art: http://mrcomicsandart.com/

Matt Kyme takes over the reigns of the X-Band: The Phantom Podcast and goes deep on the first Phantom story "The Singh Brotherhood" with a review that will sure cause a stir among some phans and die hard Falkists. Matt looks over various topical subjects including racism, sexual harassment, what Lee Falk and Ray Moore did brilliantly and even what they did not do well. 

Make sure you comment and tell us on social media what you think of this podcast. Do you agree or disagree? We recommend watching it on YouTube as included are funny topical clips / memes and the panels from the story being discussed - it really adds to the experience.

Matt Kyme is no stranger to our podcast with him first joining us in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #69 in discussion with his Phantom tribute character "The Demon". We have also reviewed his "Day at the Races" story which featured in Frew #1850 in X-Band: The Phantom Podcast episode #131.

You can follow Matt Kyme at either:

• His website
• His Facebook page

While many of our Phantom phriends are still stuck in isolation we have some phun talking about the latest Phantom comics and news from around the world from USA, Sweden, India and of course Australia.

In case you cannot listen to the whole podcast, attached below is a timestamp of the whole podcast:

• Regal Publishers Comics in English has a date: 3 Minutes
• Ikon Collectables (Heat Changing Mug & Puzzle): 10 Minutes
• Legacy of Mandrake the Magician: 17 Minutes
• Newspaper Stories Reviews
        Sunday 189 - The Spy Ship: 34 Minutes & 30 Seconds
        Daily 254 - The Llongo Forest: 41 Minutes & 30 Seconds
• Fantomen Comic Reviews
        Fantomen 16/2020: 52 Minutes
• Frew Publications Comic Reviews
        Frew 1870: 56 Minutes
        Frew 1871: 1 Hour & 5 Minutes
        Kid Phantom #9 (With guest reviewers): 1 Hour & 15 Minutes

Luca Erbetta is one of the few artists who draws covers for Frew Publications and also Egmont and as you will learn he also has a new cover coming out soon for a third Phantom publisher.

In this podcast we learn all about Luca, his history as an artist for European and USA publishers and his blossoming Phantom career. Luca goes through in detail his 9 Phantom covers and other illustrations including commissions, the Frew / Phanfare Trading Card and his past Phantom costumes.

We ask the question a lot of art collectors want to know is if any of the covers are done in traditional mediums for purchase. You will have to watch and listen for the answer.

You can follow Luca Erbetta at either:

• His website
• His Instagram page
• His ArtStation page
• His patreon page

In our latest podcast we talk to Antonio Lemos Frew cover artist who has been producing covers since 1993 with over 170 to his name. 

This is phun podcast as we chat about all things covers, his love and discovery of The Phantom, his love for the water and his time in the navy plus his country of birth Uruguay. 

Antonio talks about his relationship with international superstar artist Eduardo Barreto who would have a short but successful stint as a Phantom Sunday artist, visiting studios of Phantom famous artists around the world in Cesar Spadari & Felmang. The differences between drawing covers for Jim Shepherd and the Frew Crew. Along with his experience's in being censored plus much more.

This is a podcast not to be missed, you will have phun!

This is the podcast a lot of phans have been waiting for. We talk to Rick Hoberg who was one of two Art Directors for the hit 1980's TV Series "Defenders of the Earth". 

Rick sheds light on the stories behind the show from never seen before animation cells and artwork, progress sketches of the characters and much more about the process and decisions of the way the characters looked in the show. 

We also get the inside scoop on two mysteries that have intrigued phans with why the art and animation style was different episode "Root of Evil" and why in some promotion pieces Jedda has blonde hair.

We recommend watching this episode on YouTube as Rick shows us drawings from his collection at around the 35 minute mark of the podcast.

Join us with an engaging chat with Lennart Moberg who worked for Fantomen for 15 years and was one of the few who wrote and drew stories for Semic / Egmont. If you read Team Fantomen stories in the 1990's you would have marveled at his stories. We are talking about classics like Hoogaan's Revenge, The Set Up, Hunted, King of Chicago, The Psychopath, The Murder Rap plus many more.

Lennart was also part of the Team Fantomen crew who mapped out and planned stories we all read, loved (and hated!). He retells us what the meetings were like under Ulf Granberg and he even retells us the weekend meeting as they created the infamous Luaga v Lubanga v The Phantom saga.

We go through specific stories, specific creators he worked with along with his new recently published comic "Hell Week" plus his work on the Fantomenland zoo. 

This podcast was extra special for Stephen and Jermayn with their genesis moment to their addiction coming from two of his stories.

One of the most anticipated X-Band podcasts we have been apart of as we interview Erik Arana who is Partner / Creative Art Director at Boss Fight Studios. 

In July 2019 BFS announced they had a license for The Phantom and in February 2020, at the New York toy fair they showed off the first samples of their Phantom line. 

What followed was a chat and demonstration with us of what has so many phans excited with this announcement. Erik explains the H.A.C.K.S line, what a wave is, drops many a hint on what may come in wave 2, 3 and further down the track along what will be in wave 1.

We also ask the important questions like when they be available for pre order, the likely release date, the price range and how phans from around the world can get their figurines.

We recommend after you have listened to the podcast you watch the Youtube video as Erik shows us in detail the Phantom prototype plus the the 30 points of articulation and how you can customise your own Phantom.

A huge thanks to Erik for his time and we hope you will be as excited about Boss Fight Studio like us after listening and watching.

Happy Phantoming

We are extremely excited to chat with Indian super phan Swaroop Chand. Swaroop gives us a big insight into the world of comics and the Phantom in India.

We talk about the importance of colour comics, the many languages that the Phantom has been published in and he shows us some brilliant rare comics from India and around the world.

This is a phun chat with the boys and Swaroop and we guarantee you will learn something and have phun at the same time.

We would recommend watching the video podcast when you get a chance as Swaroop shows us some of his treasures in his expansive collection.

A huge honour to chat with Graham Nolan who is a modern day legend in the comics field with credits at both DC and Marvel and is mostly known for his Batman work including the co-creation of Bane, the villain in the world of Batman.

As you will find out in the following podcast, there is much more to Graham Nolan that his Batman work including a legacy of the Phantom phandom passed on by his mother at a young age.

Graham's Phantom work includes the Sunday newspaper strip adventures, writing Phantom stories for the newspaper strip and Egmont, covers for Moonstone, Hermes & Fantomen and of course the Frew Gallery Trading Series 1 and 2.

We also touch upon two great subjects regarding his retirement from the Sunday newspaper stories and two panels that caused some angst among certain phans.

You will enjoy gaining an insight into this modern day comics legend!

Very lucky to have the ability to release this podcast featuring Keith Williams, the last Daily Newspaper artist to have drawn stories for Lee Falk, Pete 'Pistol' Klaus and Spike Barkin who spoke at a panel at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention.

Along with a audio recording we also have a video of the panel, both featuring attached below for your viewing pleasure. 

Keith does a live inking example of the Phantom, while Pete talks about his travels and experiences with the Phantom and their phans from around the world including Australia, New Zealand and Europe. 

Pete also recounts several stories from his interactions with Lee Falk.

Again thank you to Pete, Keith and Spike for allowing us to share this panel to our X-Band listeners.

For more information go to: http://bit.ly/XBand140

The fate of the Earth hangs on the outcome of a chess game between evil Kro-Tan's Octon computer and Flash Gordon's Dynak X computer.

Read-Along Book and Tape from Golden Storybook (1987) featuring Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Lothar and the Phantom, along with their children, as they do battle with Ming the Merciless. Based on the Defenders of the Earth animated series.

"Defenders of the Earth" and their children battle to stop the evil Ming the Merciless from stealing energy from Earth's Sun.

Read-Along Book and Tape from Golden Storybook (1987) featuring Flash Gordon, Mandrake, Lothar and the Phantom, along with their children, as they do battle with Ming the Merciless. Based on the Defenders of the Earth animated series.

In this relatively short episode, we have a quick bit of Christmas phun!

Joined live by Swedish correspondent Mikael Lyck, the CC team draw the special Patreon Xmas raffle before discussing the best Phantom Christmas presents we've ever received, and then our honest thoughts on the lack of explicitly Christmas themed covers from Fantomen or Frew in 2019.

After musing on our Xmas/New Years wishes for 2020, there's a bit of a laugh while we scare each other with a round robin of "What would you choose?"

Merry Phantoming to everyone, and don't forget to vote for your phavourite FREW comics of 2019 - click here!